| ![Show Contents]() Comerlond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The ancestry of the name Comerlond dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the county of Cumberland. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Comerlond familyThe surname Comerlond was first found in Cumberland, a historic county of North West England that existed from the 12th century until 1974. The earliest record of the place was when it was listed as Cumbraland in 945 in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and literally meant "region of the Cymry or Cumbrian Britons" from the Old English words Cumbre + land. 1 The first record of the family was found here in Cumberland where William de Cumberland was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1191. Some of the family branched to Yorkshire, where William de Cumberlande was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of 1301. 2 Early History of the Comerlond familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Comerlond research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1631, 1648, 1670, 1703, 1705, 1706, 1718, 1732, 1792, 1811 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Comerlond History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Comerlond Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Comerlond have been found, including Cumberland, Cumbeland, Cumberlande, Comerland and many more. Early Notables of the Comerlond familyNotables of the family at this time include Richard Cumberland (1631-1718), an English philosopher and Bishop of Peterborough, born on 15 July 1631, in the parish of St. Bride's, London. "His father was a citizen of Fleet Street. He was educated at St. Paul's School, and in 1648 admitted to Magdalene College, Cambridge. His great-grandson Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), was a dramatist, born on 19 Feb. 1732, in the Master's Lodge at Trinity College...
Another 73 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Comerlond Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Comerlond familyFamilies began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Comerlond, or a variant listed above: William Cumberland who arrived in Philadelphia in 1873.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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